Email scammers typically hack into the computers or email accounts of targeted companies and businesspeople. Photo: AP
Hong Kong anti-fraud squad intercepts nearly HK$1.3 billion from online and phone scams – half the swindled cash that has moved through city in 2019
- Between January and June, squad received 829 requests from victims of scams— officers halted HK$1.29 billion in 304 of the cases
- Funds were defrauded in a range of deceptions, including online romance scams, commercial email frauds and fake investments
Email scammers typically hack into the computers or email accounts of targeted companies and businesspeople. Photo: AP
